Re: ABBE, Jesse MA>CT>OH>Michigan

I grew up in Elyria, OH and my understanding is that all spellings of Abbe are related.My ancestor Eleazor Abbe bought land from Heman Ely and signed his name Abbey. The next parcel he bought from Ely he dropped the "Y" from his signature. My brother owns one early Abbe homested 1832 on the corner of Abbe Rd. in Elyria. I was told we all descended from John Abbe who arrived in America in the 1600's.Prior to coming to Elyria Abbe's were in Ashtabula, OH and New England prior to that.WRITE ME-Jeff